Can i use my iphone 3g as ipod touch without activation?

Can i purchase a iphone and Not activate it for phone use but use it as a ipodtouch and for wifi access where available without activating it as a phone thru at&t until a later time because i dont want to get a ipod touch and then 3 months down the road buy a iphone...

let me rephrase thatwheni say activated i mean having the phone enabled / turning it on with at&t so as to activate it and use it as a ipod touch and wifi internet access without making any calls or getting any or even using a sim card until a much later time

To use an iPhone as a iPod Touch, it has to have a the deactivated SIM card in it that was most recently used in the phone when it was last used on the cell network. If the SIM was never activated for that iPhone, and the phone never activated, iTunes will just try to activate the phone with a carrier.

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